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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostYou don't have the contractor balls to deal with your situation at your client, you don't have the contractor nouse to pick something up and deal with it when it gets a bit sticky, hell you can't even post in the right forum...
You sure you are cut out for the marlarky?
I would leave the client if I was you. Plenty more work out there that isn't going to stress you.
Totally this.... for those that are up to it.
I bet behind the avatar is a weeny little man who gets bossed by his wife and this forum provides him the opportunity to play the big man.Comment
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Originally posted by Liamxtype View PostIf you have used the technology previously, then you have some knowledge of it, why not use this opportunity to brush up your skills? might lead to a longer contract!
If necessary, take a couple of days off and do a refresher course or go through any books you might be able to find.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostKerchiing kerchiing kerchiing.
See it as an opportunity. I had my first module deployed into our internal Sales Force Systemmerely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Postwhs
If necessary, take a couple of days off and do a refresher course or go through any books you might be able to find.
In development, no one wants to hire a jack of all trades and master of none.
A CV with a mish mash of development languages in the current contract world is useless.Comment
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Originally posted by insur View PostTo my mind, to survive in the development world, we have to stay current, which is what I am at the moment.
In development, no one wants to hire a jack of all trades and master of none.
A CV with a mish mash of development languages in the current contract world is useless.Comment
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Originally posted by insur View PostI'm begnining to wonder if any of us have balls as big as yours mate.
I bet behind the avatar is a weeny little man who gets bossed by his wife and this forum provides him the opportunity to play the big man.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by insur View PostTo my mind, to survive in the development world, we have to stay current, which is what I am at the moment.
In development, no one wants to hire a jack of all trades and master of none.
A CV with a mish mash of development languages in the current contract world is useless.
Plus at my local cushy number contractors are being binned. Well the single trick ones are, I'm currently discussing a 6 month extension for Feb-August next year.Last edited by eek; 19 September 2012, 10:20.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostPossibly, but at least I am not a fawning bedwetter that is incapable of being a contractor.Comment
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Originally posted by insur View PostTo my mind, to survive in the development world, we have to stay current, which is what I am at the moment.
In development, no one wants to hire a jack of all trades and master of none.
A CV with a mish mash of development languages in the current contract world is useless.
- a liar, or
- a jack of all trades, master of none
I deduce from this that that's what hiring companies are looking for, so that's what they will get.
It's a bit of a shame for those of us who've prided ourselves on being serious specialists in our field, but unfortunately we have to deal with idiots before we get contracts.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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